Finland PM apologises to Asian countries over MPs' mocking posts


Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said the posts do not reflect Finland’s values of equality and inclusion. - Photo: EPA

HELSINKI: Finland’s prime minister apologised on Wednesday (Dec 17) to citizens of Japan, China and South Korea after MPs sparked outrage by posting pictures of themselves making derogatory squinting gestures.

The parliamentarians from the populist Finns Party, which is part of the right-wing coalition government, posted images on social media where they pulled back the corners of their eyes – widely seen as a racist gesture targeting East Asian people.

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